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The Catamount Connection Program provides a direct-entry pathway for Tri-County Community College students into Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ.  This agreement will help provide a seamless transition for Tri-County Community College (TCCC) graduates interested in furthering their education at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ.

Each year, more than 25 qualified students transfer from Tri-County to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵto pursue degrees in more than 120 majors, minors, and concentrations including education, engineering, criminal justice, forensic science, nursing, biology, chemistry, environmental science, and psychology, just to name a few.

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ offers some Distance Education degree completion programs in addition to programs offered on the main campus in Cullowhee. The Biltmore Park Instructional Site in Asheville also allows some undergraduate degree completion programs.

Eligibility Requirements

To participate in the Catamount Navigator Program, students must meet several conditions, including:

• Be a currently enrolled student at Tri-County Community College in a degree-seeking capacity.
• Submit Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ application for admission and records by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵdeadlines.
• Submit application fee or waiver and fulfill all commitment action steps.
• Be in good standing at Tri7County Community College and other institutions attended.
• Demonstrate good citizenship and conduct.
• Earn and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 at Tri-County Community College and a minimum GPA of 2.20 in their most recent term.
• Earn an Associate's Degree from Tri-County Community College in a college transfer program or in an applied program for which an articulation agreement exists
• Enroll at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ within one academic year (within the next two regular terms (fall/spring semesters) of completion of the Associate's Degree).

• Submit the

  • This is in addition to applying to WCU

Although the Catamount Connection Program does guarantee admission to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵfor those Tri-County graduates who meet the requirements, it does not guarantee admission into a specific degree program. Some programs of study at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵhave their own programmatic admission criteria, standards, policies, processes and deadlines.

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Benefits

• Those that complete an A.A. or A.S. at TCCC are guaranteed admission to WCU, provided all eligibility requirements above are met.

• The onset of the NC Promise tuition plan, which reduces the cost of in-state tuition to $500 per semester at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵhas resulted in a significant increase in the number of students transferring to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵfrom community colleges.

• The Program affords Tri-County students access to information about academic programs, faculty, and staff at the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵCampus who will facilitate their transition to WCU.

• This program prioritizes the ability to receive admission, financial aid, and orientation communications early in the transition process, which sets Tri-County students up for maximum success at both institutions.

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Apply Now

1. Submit the
2. Submit your appropriate application to WCU:
   
   • , or the
3. Visit our transfer information page on what to submit, scholarships, and other resources for transfer students at 

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Contact Information

Interested? Contact Us!

Heather Hill
Associate Director of Admissions Regional Engagement
hchill@wcu.edu
828.227.3170

  

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Admissions

admissions@tricountycc.edu
828.835.4213